Person of high status

• Big shot in golf by idiot breaking record
• Worthy work at home, holding evaluation back
• High muckety-muck
• Person of high rank

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
dignitary \dig"ni*ta*ry\, n.; pl. dignitaries . [Cf. F. dignitaire, fr. L. dignitas.] One who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor; especially, one who holds an ecclesiastical rank above that of a parochial priest or clergyman.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. an important or influential person, or one of high rank or position

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE civic ▪ The mayor and civic dignitaries met us in a blaze of colour at Bow Bridge with the usual greetings and pleasantries. foreign ▪ Just one Berlin politician, not even the Bürgermeister, and without any supporting ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1670s; see dignity + -ary . Related: Dignitaries (plural).

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia